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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

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As such, it can be learned over time to unleash the power of your own personal development. Consider, for instance, an entrepreneur who has a great relationship with an essential supplier. The product, price and speed of delivery are each excellent, yet their customer service could use some improvement.

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Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Good Customer Service Can Go A Long Way by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 For a small business, customer retention can prove as profitable as sourcing new customers. In fact, retaining current customers can be more cost-effective as no outgoings are necessary to market and sell to them. So, listen to them.

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Ultimate travel itinerary

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The airline emergency and customer service numbers. Choosing a supplier for your office is not easy, particuarly when it comes to business travel. There are so many options and the prices range from budget to, shall we say, extravagant! The telephone number and address for the local embassy office. Book your place now.

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Top 5 Tips for Using Technology for Marketing

The Small Business Blog

Learn how to use publishing software and create eye-catching promotional material. This is the best way to expect a higher return on investment on your advertising budget. Test the whole thing: Large corporations have a huge advertising budget to play and experiment. Small businesses can not afford that.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Entrepreneurs benefit from mentors : Starting a new business involves a steep learning curve, but thanks to a local mentoring program, owners of fledgling Sask atoon businesses can call on the experience of established entrepreneurs. The small business owner was at a clear disadvantage – until now! — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Q&A: What do you think the key factors are for small business.

The Small Business Blog

The fact that there are plenty of highly profitable companies, with for instance bad customer service, does not mean they are not loosing customers. With my focus on micro business, it is imperative to get customer service right since it is often the main differentiator to bigger and/or cheaper competition.

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Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT

The Small Business Blog

If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. I have a book coming out this summer, Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget that addresses this and more.

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